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Sam Morales placed Nova lox, red onion and tomato on a onion bagel at Bagel Boss in Hewlett on March 18.

Seating capacity increases at Long Island restaurants

Restaurants across Long Island were able to increase patron capacity to 75 percent on March 19, which at least three restaurateurs in the Five Towns said is good news and will help them to survive through the coronavirus pandemic. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/24/21

Adding $2.5 million to the New York state budget to help poverty-stricken Holocaust survivors is the goal of a petition campaign being led by the UJA-Federation of New York.

UJA-New York petitions to help Holocaust survivors

Among the many items in the proposed $103.4 billion New York state budget is money for case management services and the UJA-Federation of New York is campaigning for an additional $2.5 million to aid Holocaust survivors. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/17/21

Lawrence Woodmere Academy’s pre-K class was treated to ice cream earlier this month after learning about Alfred L. Cralle, the inventor of the ice cream scoop.

Despite Covid, Lawrence Woodmere Academy remains optimistic

One year after Lawrence Woodmere Academy transitioned to remote learning amid the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic, school officials are feeling optimistic about operations moving forward. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/17/21

The Sirota family of Woodmere had some fun during their ‘Six Feet of Separation’ photo shoot.

Steve Myaskovsky reflects on photographing from a distance

Like many other people at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Valley Stream resident Steve Myaskovsky’s professional career was impacted. He then tried making the best of his tough … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 3/10/21

CVS is offering the Covid-19 vaccine at a number of local sites.

CVS expanding Covid-19 vaccine availability in Nassau

CVS pharmacies are now expanding community access to the Covid-19 vaccine at the following sites within the Heralds’ coverage area: Baldwin Bellmore Cedarhurst East Rockaway Glen … more

3/5/21

Woodmere resident and Holocaust survivor Jack Rybsztajn is helped from the car by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Gural JCC Associate Executive Director Cathy Byrne.

Seniors and Holocaust survivors get Covid vaccine in Lawrence

Vehicles pulled into the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC Harrison-Kerr Family Campus and staff and volunteers and staff and student volunteers from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School helped the 150 seniors, which included 60 Holocaust survivors, to receive a first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccination on Sunday. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/28/21

The Franklin Early Childhood Center in Hewlett will host the Hewlett-Woodmere district's free Covid PCR testing on March 2 and 3.

Hewlett-Woodmere School District offers free Covid testing

The Hewlett-Woodmere School District will offer free, voluntary Covid-19 PCR testing to all district students in grades pre-K to 12th on Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 3 at the Franklin Early Childhood Center Gym 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. The childhood center is at 1180 Henrietta Place in Hewlett. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/25/21

This year’s Shabbat across North America will be without large gatherings, but the sentiment to connect Jews remains the same.

Despite Covid, Shabbat Across North America is held

There will not be large gatherings of people eating, drinking and talking together this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, yet however different the 25th annual Shabbat Across America and Canada looks the event’s mission remains the same – to connect Jews across North America. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/24/21

Student mental health has been a focus for school counselors during the pandemic.

Focusing on student mental health during Covid

The second of two stories examining student mental health. When the 2019-20 school year ended last June amid a still-spreading coronavirus pandemic, school counselors were well aware that the previous four months had been unlike any that schoolchildren — or their parents — had ever experienced. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/24/21

The weekly number of mental health-related nationwide emergency department visits by children under 18, by age group, January to October 2019 and 2020. The solid line is 2019.

Five Towns schools focus on students’ mental health during the pandemic

The first of two stories examining student mental health. The nearly year-long coronavirus pandemic has affected every facet of everyday life — especially education, and one of the country’s most vulnerable populations, students. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/17/21

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